Money sorting machine



March 22, 1932. J BRANDT, 1,850,148

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March 22, 1932. E. J BRA T 1,850,148

MONEY SORTING MACHINE Filed Jan. 6. 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 EdwardJfir'andi Patented Mar. 22,1932

- narrg STATES EDW'ARD J. BRANDT, OF ATTERTOWN, WISCONSIN, ASSIG-NOR TBRANDTAUTOMAT!IC CASHIER COMPANY, OF WATEB'IOWN, WISCONSIN, ACQRIPORATIQN OF WISCONSIN I MONEY SORTING Mommas Application filedJanuary 6, 1930. Serial No, 418,741.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in money sortingmachines and has for its principal object the provision of such amachine which will automatically separate coins of differentdenominations, J from a batch of coins placedin the machine,

and deposit the separated coins of each. olenomination into a separatedrawer or receptacle.

Another object of theinvention-consists in providing in a machine of thecharacter 7 p p p p worm 9 secured to the shaft 10 of an electricdescribed a rotor having a plurality of pe- 'ripheral recesses orgrooves formed and v adapted to receive in each revolution thereof acoin of any denomination and to support the coins of differentdenominations at such a point that they will be discharged through aproper discharge opening to be received in the drawer or receptaclereceiving-such denomination of coins. I

A further object resides in the provision" of means whereby only asingle coin will be received in'each recessor groove'in a completerevolution of the. rotor, means being associated with the rotor andforming a part thereof to carrythe individual coins from a batch thereoffor delivery into the grooves or recesses of the rotor.

With the above and other objects in view,

fio'v-rhich'will appearas the description pros ceeds, my inventionconsists inthe novel details of construction, and arrangement of parts,described in the following specification and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and while I have illustrated and described ,thepreferred embodiments of the invention, asthey now appear-to me, it willbe understood that such changes may be made as will fall within thescope of the ap.-

pended claims.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a top plan. Fig. 2 is a section on the line2-2'of'Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 with parts above therotor removed. I

Fig. l is a front view withparts broken away; and v Fig. 5 isa. detailshowing a member which overlicsthe rotor for wiping the coins.

In the drawings lindicates abase having;

the upwardly extending pedestalor standard 2 provided at the top withthe inclined arm 3 for supporting the coin receiving hopper. The arm 3isprov-ided with an opening to" I receive the bushing 4throughwhichextends 5'51 the shaft 5 as shown more particularly in Fig. 2 ofthedrawings. The lower end of the shaft 5 extends through an opening formedin a plate 6 secured to the projection 7 extending] upwardlyfrom thebase 1. Keyed to theei')" shaft 5 is a worm gear 8 meshing with themotor 11 supported on the base 1. Alsosupported on the base 1, in frontof the pedestal 2 are the drawers or receptacles 12, 13, 14, 15 61 5' 2end of the bushing 4', theside walls :18, and the "7d top ring 19 havingthe inner beveled faceor surface 20. As shown, more particularly in,

2 the hopper sets at an angle with its lowest point at the front'of themachine and l the ring l9gis received on the. upper edgeof .75

the side wall "18 and secured theretoin any desired manner. Supported onthe top edge of the ring 19 and secured. thereto in any v desiredmanner" such as by spot welding or the likeisja plate 21 ofring-likeformation 8d with a central 'opening'and positioned over the plate andsecured thereto in any desired mannerqsuch" as spot welding. or the likeis a flange or ring 22. Positioned interiorl'y of the flangeor ring 22at the lower point there.- I 5 of,'is an overhanging ledge 23, thisledge beingsemi-circularin shape with its'ends ter mmatmg adyacent thetransverse center line of the hopper as shown more particularly inFig.2.. The led'ge is ofincreasing thickness from the center towards theopposite ends so. that. the bottom of the ledge is of increasingdistance from the plate 21 from the ends towards the center. The purposeof this will be later described. An apron 2 l is secured T to the top ofthe ledge 23 by spot welding or similar mannerand is used to direct thecoins .into the hopperi I Y I H Secured to the upper end 'oftheshaft5,by

means of the screw 25*or other suitable'fas tening, is the rotor 26having the depending peripheral flange 27 provided interiorly with therecesses or cut-out portions 28 to lighten the same. The top marginaledge of the rotor is formed with the downwardly and outward- 1y inclinedsurfaces or portions 29 terminating in substantially verticallyextending recess'es or grooves 30 formed in the outer face of thedepending portion or flange 27 of the rotor. Each of the recesses orgrooves 30 is formed with a straight edge 31 and an opposite edge ofstepped formation the steps or shoulders being indicated at 32, 33, 34and 35 more particularly in Fig. 4 of the drawings. Extending outwardlyfrom the rotor between the beveled or inclined surfaces 29 are theprojections 36, the outer edges of which are beveled as shown at 37 toextend parallel with the beveled inner, face 20 of the ring 19. The sidefaces of the projections are downwardly and outwardly flared as shown at38 and lead to the sides of the grooves 30. The beveled surfaces 29 ofthe rotor and flared portions 38 of the projections 36 direct the coinsinto the grooves 30 in a manner to be laterdescribed. It will be furthernoted that with the construction described that the rotor will be ofpolygonal shape.

Positioned on top of the rotor and operating in the central opening ofthe plate 21, as shown more particularly in Fig. 2 of the drawings, is aplat-e 39 and positioned over this plate 39 and overlying the uppersurface of the plate 21 is a plate 40. As shown more particularly inFig. 1 of the drawings the plate 40 is formed in two sections and issecured to the plate 39 by means of the screws 41 or other suitablefastenings. Screws 42 or other suitable fastenings extend through boththe plates 39 and 40 and secure the plate 39 to the rotor. The marginaledge of the plate 40 is formed with the semicircular recesses 43 of asize to receive the largest coin operated upon in the machine and formedon top of the plate 40. at the edgethereof, and extending upwardlytherefrom, arethe circumferentially spaced projections 44 An elongatedopening 45 is formed in the plate 21 adjacent the highest point of themachine as shown moreparticularly in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings andthe coins are adapted to drop through'this opening into therecesses orgrooves of the rotor in a manner to be later described. Positioned overthis opening and secured to the ring or flange 22 by means of the screw46 or other suitable fastening is the member 47 having secured at oneend a depending wiper48 spaced from the upper surface of the plate 40secured to the rotor such a distance as to 'allow only a single coin topass thereunder and adapted to wipe off any additional coins that may becarried by the rotor. Secured to the under surface of the member 47 is aspring 49, the free end of which positioned over the opening 45 in theplate 21 and normally extends into the opening as shown moreparticularly in Fig. 5. This spring is used to positively eject thecoins from the recesses 43 in the plate 40 and discharge them throughthe opening 45 in the plate 21.

Fingers 51 and 52 are pivotally connected at 53 and 54 respectively tothe outwardly projecting edge of the plate 21 as shown more particularlyin Fig. 1 of the drawings and springs 55 and 56 are secured to the plateand fingers and normally hold the opposite ends of the fingers projectedthrough openings formed in the flange or ring 22 and positioned adjacentthe peripheral edge of the plate 40 carried by the rotor. The inneredges of these fingers are corrugated as shown at 57 and are adapted toengage the edges and release any coins which may be sticking to coins inthe recesses 43 of the plate 40 of the rotor. It will be understood thatit is only desirable and in fact necessary that only a single coin bedischarged at a time through the opening 45.

Formed in the front of the wall 18 of the hopper are the openings 58,59, 60, 61 and 62, these openings being positioned on diflerent planesas shown more particularly in Fig. 4 of the drawings. Secured to thewall 18, by means of the screws 63 or other suitable fastenings, toreceive and direct coins discharged through the openings 58, 59, 60, 61and 62, is a spout 64 having discharge openings 65, 66, 67, 68 and 69.These openings will respectively discharge coins into the pockets orreceptacles 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16, the pocket or receptacle 12 receiving50 pieces, the pocket or receptacle 13 receiving 25 pieces, the pocketor receptacle 14 receiving 5 pieces, the pocket or receptacle 15receiving 1 pieces, and the pocket or receptacle 16 receiving 10 pieces.

At 7 0 I have indicated generally a counter which may be used with themachine and operated to indicate the amount of the coins which aresorted.

Having described the detail construction 1 will now more fully set forththe operation of my machine. A batch of coins of differ entdenominations are placed in the machine and will be directed by theapron 24 onto the top of the rotor. The rotor being continually operatedby the electric motor 11 operates in an anti-clockwise direction. As thehopper is positioned on an incline as shown more clearly in Fig. 2 thecoins will have a tendency to fall towards the front of the machine. Asthe rotor operates the upwardly extending projections 44 will agitatethe coir-s and aid with the rotor in carrying certain of the coinstowards the top or highest point of the machine. Certain of the coinswill be received in the marginal recesses 43 of the plate 40 andlie'flat upon'the plate 21 around which they will be carried. Thefingers 51 and 52 will charged through the opening 45;

prevent the sticking of coins and they corru wipedoff by the Wipert8isecured to; the end of themember 47; Itwill' therefore be seen thatonly: one coin: can 'becarriedin each of the recesses l-3 underthemember 47 to be dis- Asthe successive coins reach the open ng 451 theyWlll' normally drop firomthe recesses4-3 and fall through the openinghut in: order to providea 7 positive release of: the'coins the. spring49 is provided and ridesover the upper faces ofthc' coins. Should a coinstick inone of the re cesses 4-3 the sprmg'will' positively disengagethe same and allow it to drop through the opening. As quite clearlyshown in the draw ings each of the recesses i3jaligns with one of thesubstantially vertically extending grooves in the peripheryof the rotorand as the coin drops through the opening it will be directed by theinclined surface 29 and the flared sides 38 of the projections 36 intothe aligned groove or recess. It will he understood that only a singlecoin will be re ceived at a time in any one of the grooves or recesses.Should a 50 piece be received in the groove or recess it Will rest uponthe step or shoulder 32, a 25 piece will rest upon the step or shoulder33, a 556 piece will rest upon the step or shoulder 34, a 1 piece willrest upon the step or shoulder 35 and a 10 piece will rest upon thebottom of the groove or recess below the step or shoulder35. The coinswill thus be positioned so that as the rotor brings them around to thefront or lower end of the machine the 50. pieces will be dischargedthrough the opening 58 into the spout opening to be discharged into thedrawer or receptacle 12, 25 pieces will fall through the opening 59 intothe opening 66 of the spout and be dischargedinto the drawer "r orreceptacle 13, 595 pieces will fall through the opening 60 into theopening 67 of the spoutand be discharged into the drawer or receptacle14, 1c pieces will fall through the opening 61 for discharge through theopening 68 of the spout into the drawer or receptacle 15, and 10 pieceswill fall through the opening 62 for discharge through the opening 69 ofthe spout into the drawer or receptacle 16. The ledge 23 overlying thetop of the rotor also aids in spreading the coins over the rotor. Itwill thus be seen that I have provided a machine in which the coins ofdifferent denominations areseparatcd from a batch and discharged intodrawers or receptacles receiving coins of a particular denomination. Thegrooves or recesses in the rotor are so formed that a coin of anydenomination maybe received therein and so held in position thatitwillbe discharged into the drawer or'reccptaclereceiving coins of thatdenomipositioned relative to the hopper, and arotor operable in thehopper for delivering coins of different denominations intodifferent-receptacles, said rotor being provided in its wall with aplurality'of recesses adapted to receive but a single coin in eachrecess in a complete revolution ofthe rotor, said recesses being formedto support coins of difierent' denominations on different planes;

2; A sorting machine including a .hoppe to receive coins ofalldenominations, receptacles positioned relative to the hopper,

and, a rotor ,operable'in the hopper for delivering coins of differentdenominations into different receptacles, saidqrotor being pro. videdinits wall with-a pluralityof recesses adapted to receive but a single;coin ineach recess in a complete revolution of the rotor, said recessesbeingformedlwith' shoulders. adapted to engage and support coinsof-diferent denominations on different :planes.

sorting machine including a hopper adapted toreceivecoi-nsof alldenominations, receptacles positioned relative to thehopper forreceivingcoins of difierent,denominations therefrom-,Yand a rotor forreceiving coins from othe hopper and discharging coins of; differentdenominations into diiferent recep tacles, said,- rotor' being formedand adapted tosupportthe coins with a face parallel with the periphery'of-the-rotor. c e

4. A; sorting machine including a hopper adapted to receive coins of alldenominations, receptacles positioned relative to the hopper forreceiving coins of different-denominations therefrom, and a rotorforvreceiving" coins from the hopper and discharging coins of differentdenominations into; different res cegotaclessaidrotor being formedand'adapt edto support the coinswitha: face parallel with theperipheryof the rotor and tovdeliver" denominationsinto different; receptacles,said rotor being formedwith relatively shallow peripheral recessesv eachtoreceive a single coin inacomplete revolution of the rotor and;

to support the same flat for facewise dischargeinto the receptacles.

6. A sorting machine including a hopper for receiving' coins of alldenominations, receptacles positioned relative to the hopper forreceiving coins of different denomina tions, and a rotor operable in thehopper and adapted to receive and deliver coins of differentdenominations to different receptacles, said rotor provided on its uppersurface with marginal recesses to receive coins and with substantiallyvertically extending peripheral recesses each to receive and formed tosupport therein a single coin from one of the marginal recesses during acomplete revolution of the rotor. v

7. A sorting machine including a hopper forrreceiving coins of alldenominations, receptacles positioned relative to the hopper forreceiving coins of different denominations, and a rotor operable in thehopper and adapted to receive and deliver coins of differentdenominations to different receptacles, said rotor provided on its uppersurface with marginalrecesses to receive coins and with substantiallyvertically extending peripheral recesses each to receive and formed tosupport therein a single coin from one of the marginal recesses during acomplete revolution of the rotor, and means for positively releasing thecoins from the marginal recesses.

8. A sorting machine including a hopper to receive coins of alldenominations, receptacles positioned relative to the hopper, and arotor operable in the hopper for delivering coins of differentdenominations into different receptacles, said rotor being provided witha plurality of recesses adapted to receive but a single coin in eachrecess in a complete revolution of the rotor, each of said recesseshaving a straight vertical edge and an opposed edge of steppedformation, the coins being receive within the recesses and supported ondifferent vertical planes according to the denomination of the coins.

9. A sorting machine including a hopper for receiving coins of alldenominations, receptacles positioned relative to the hopper forreceiving coins of different denominations, and a rotor operable in thehopper to receive and deliver coins of different denominations todifferent receptacles, saidrotor provided on'its upper surface withmarginal recesses to receive coins and in its side wall with recessesequal in number to the marginal recesses to receive coins therefrom,each of said wall recesses having a straight vertical edge and anopposed edge of stepped formation,

the coins within said recesses being supported on different verticalplanes.

10. A sorting machine including a casing having openings in its sidearranged on different vertical planes, receptacles positioned relativeto the casing for receiving coins of different denominations, and arotor operable in the casing to receive and deliver coins of differentdenominations to different receptacles, said rotor provided on its uppersurface with marginal recesses to receive coins and in its side wallwith recesses equal in number to the marginal recesses to receive coinstherefrom, each of said wall recesses having a straight vertical edgeand an opposed edge of stepped formation, the coins within the saidrecesses being supported on different vertical planes by the steps andsaid steps being positioned relative to the open ings in the casing topermit the coins to pass through the openings on the same plane as thecoins supported by the steps.

In testimony whereof I hereunto alfix my signature. y

EDWARD J. BRANDT.

